"DON'TCRY"Guns N' Roses

As heard on Use Your Illu sion I (GEFF EN )

Words and Music by Izzy Stradlin' and W. Axl Rose Transcrib ed by Jeff Perrin

All guitars are tuned down one half step (low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).
Bass tuning (low to high): Eb Ab Db Gb.
All notes and chords sound one half step lowe r than written (key of Ab minor).
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~ Intro (0:00)
Slowly

q = 62
Am

Om

Csus2

Gtr. 2 (elec. w/dist. and rcvcrb)

Ooh
Am

GIB

Om

full

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w/fdbk.

----

let ring throughout

O!]1st Verse (0:18)

G

Talkto mesoftly
Om

A5

Am

(fade out ne.tt meas.)

Gtr. 3 (clea n elec. w/chorus)

Rhy . Fi g. 1 .. .... . .. . ....

There
's

something
in youreyes

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. . . .....

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Copyright 1991Guns N' Roses Music (ASCAP).

International Copytight Secured. All Rights Reserved.
Reprinted by Permission of Cherry Lane Music Company.

"DON'TCRY"
Don't hangyour head

Am

in

sorrow

and please don't

Om

cry

GIB

Ctr. 2 plays F"ill1 (see below)

Ctr. 3 plays Rhy. Fig. 1 twice simile (see meas. 6)
Ctr. I

- 1

0- (0)

I I

0-

~ '
Ed~
I

I I

know how you feel

0 -3

I I

I've

inside

I I I I I

0
3-2

3-

2~

I I I I I I

I've beenthere before

Om

GIB

Gtr. I

10

Bass plays Bass Fig. I twice (see meas. 6)

Am

3
2

3-

-1

II

0-

3
2

'~'

]~

I I

I I I I I

[g
Something
is changin'inside you

1--

o--

0- 2---

I I

tonight

cry

C/B

II I

Don't you
(Ooh)

1st Choru s (0:49)

anddon't you know

Om

Am
12 Ctr. 3

0-3

1
2--

2- 0 ---

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3t3
0- 0 0

Ctr . I

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*rep ear previous chord

Bass Fig. 2

Bass

3
5

j5f ./ I
I still

Am
15

( 5)

love

F
2

2--

3- --

0- 3

I
Don't you cry
(Ooh)

you baby

1--

LJd

.,...,
0 - (0)

0- 2

L___..d

tonight

Am

0- 1

5'<3-1-3

- 1

---

Fill 1 (0:26)
Cir . 2 (w/li ght di st. , chorus and delay)

3- 2- 3- 4

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I I I I

"DON'TCRY"
Don'tyou cry
18 F
~----;0,

tonight There's a heavenaboveyou baby

C
C/B
Am
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[Q)2nd Verse

(1:20)

Give me a

whisper

and giveme a

Om

Am

sign

(Ah)

G5

Ctr. 2 plays Fill 2 (see below)

G/B

Ctr. 3

22

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Bass plays Bass Fig. I three times simile (see meas. 6)

Giveme a

kiss

before

you

tell me goodbye

Om

Am

Ctr. 3 plays Rhy . Fig. 2 twice simil e (see meas. 22)

24 G1r. 1

ui E]'
I

Don't you
Am

take

Om

G5

it

so hard
now
Om
Osus2

GIB

E]'I I I
3

3- 2~

I I

andpleasedon't takeit so bad

G5

GIB

Fi/12 (1:19)
Gtr. 2

11.
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3

"DON'T CRY"
I'll still be
28 Ctr. 3

~------

andthetimes we

thinking of
you
Om
Dsus2 Om

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baby

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Choru s (1:52)
And don't you cry
(Ooh)
F
G5

31 C tr. 3

~---------

Don't you cry

(Ooh)

tonight
Am

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(Ooh)
GS

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Am

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tonight

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There's a heavenabove

cs

85

you

baby

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(w/dist.)

34

1-

LJ
And

don't you

cry
GS

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"DON'TCRY"
II]

Guitar Solo (2:23)

FS

05

GS
l/4

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1/4

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"DON'T CRY"
[Q]3rd Verse (2:54)
And please remember
G5

Om

Csus2

lied

that I
never
GIB

Am

fdbk.

G1r. 2

1/2 .. .............

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Bass

end Bass Fig. 3

Bass Fig. 3

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and please remember

G5

Oh
Om

Csus2

2)--

3-2'-~~-=-=--i~
i ---

howI
felt inside
G/B

=- ~~---~5

now

- -~

honey

Am

Ctr. 3 plays Rhy. Fig. 3 twice simile (see meas. 47)

49 Ctr. I

6'
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--

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Bass plays Bass Fig. 3 twice simile (see meas. 47)

You gotta

make it
G5

Om

your own

way

Csus2

but you'll be all

G/B

E]g
-~
~=l~t
s EEEHB
I II
I D
51

--

0-

3
3

You'llfeel
Om

53

better
G5

tomorrow

0-

2-

0-

LJ

sugar

0--1--2- --

0-0
0-12- 2

! ~=

light
Am

comethe morning
C/B

now

3
0-3
0- 0
0-0

x
3

I
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5

0
0
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baby
G
3
3
0
0

2
2
0

4
4
2

5
3

0-

2-

II

Gtr. I

--

!=ry

3
0-0
0-0

3-

now

(w/ disl.)

,,.-....._

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right
Am

s I f Eh#@I I
0

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1
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3--

II

I I I I I
0

3
3

I~
4--5

--

"DON'TCRY"
!!!] 2rd

Chorus (3:25)
And don'tyou cry
(Ooh)

And don'tyou cry

(Ooh)

tonight

FS

GS

F
55 G1r.2

G1r. 3

P.M .

t-----------+

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GS

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tonight

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tonight

And don't you cry

GS

Am
full

1/2

FS

GS
.:....----

3
P.M. __

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3:-----

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Bass plays Bass Fig. 2 simile (see meas. 14)

full~

trrUifb EH
1

19-

There's a heavenabove you baby

G/B
Am
GS

full

112

1/2

19- --1719

3 __J

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And don't you cry

(Ooh)
FS
GS
G1r. 2

61~

Don't you ever cry

(Ooh
ooh)
FS
GS

FS

Don'tyou cry
(Ooh)
GS

tonight

ES

Baby

maybe

someday

FS

full fdbk .

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14- (14)'-' - ---1-(14)-(14)

(14)

p itch : A

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bbbd bbbd bbbd bbbd

LJ

"DON'T CRY"
And don't youcry
(Ooh)

Don't youever
(ooh)

F
GS
Ctr. 3 plays Rhy. Fill I three times (see meas. 59)

65

--

----------,,=,.._~-------+--~

Don'tyoucry

GS

Gtr . 2

~ ----

cry

1213 14.:..
_____

tonight

GS

full rit.

full ~

full

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